The Normal Diet of Humans
In my talks with Dr. Shelton he made the remark on several occasions that there are probably many diets which would prove satisfactory for human consumption. There is no special diet to represent how humans should eat. (a normal or natural diet and) Historically one can see the difficulties, and the weakness of arguments, when reading the various claims of s…
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How and When to Fast
The subject of fasting is probably least understood of all the hygienic influences and of course, very important. It forms an integral part of the hygienic system. To most people going without food is unthinkable. People usually feel unwell if they miss a meal – headaches, nausea, aches, pains, weakness – they think how could this possibly be good for me…
read more →Fasting in Nature
It often occurs to me that in nature fasting is almost as common as feeding. Fasting is a practice as old as life itself, it is certainly not a fad or a fashion. Let us examine for a brief moment the many and different conditions and circumstances of life under which fasting occurs. In nature it is extremely common. Animals are observed to fast, duri…
read more →Questions on Fasting and Nutrition
Dr. Shelton’s reference to the “finish fast” which means total fasting until the exhaustion of nutritive reserves or the elimination of toxaemia, is generally unlikely in the majority of today’s enervated and toxaemic population. The human body is so saturated with drugs and chemicals and pollutants from many extrinsic sources that it is unlikely that total …
read more →Why Exercise?
Important rules of Exercise If we are going to achieve optimum results from our activity we must follow a few simple rules which relate, 1. to the basic need for activity 2. the importance of individual capacity in performing the activity. First is the principle of progression, that in our activities we move from the simple to the complex fro…
read more →Enervation
Enervation is a term made popular by Dr. John H. Tilden, author of the book, “Toxaemia”. Enervation is a condition of lowered energy; one brought about by the excessive use of our reserves of energy, a mere partial exhaustion of energy reserves may be recuperated fairly quickly if rest and sleep are secured. As we are all well aware, activity of any kind use…
read more →The Notion of Causality
We live among a myriad of causes. Every cause has an effect, every effect has a cause. Cause and effect are inseparable. When investigating this problem it is important not to confuse cause with correlation. Establishing a correlation between events and occurrences does not show a causal connection. As Hygienists, causality is important to us and some un…
read more →Biological Principles
Every organ and tissue of the human body is constructed for a particular function, whether by design or evolution it matters not which, these functions are regulated by laws as uniform as those of physics and chemistry. These laws govern the body’s actions and maintain its integrity. These laws are not legal enactments, they are not subject to amendment…
read more →Action presupposes an Actor
Hygiene is often misunderstood. Essentially because of its simplicity, its profundity is obscured. The usual mistake is an easy one, people persist in transferring their medical philosophy to Hygiene. The conventional approach to health involves the treatment of disease with the use of therapeutic agents. The neophytes and many experienced hygienists thi…
read more →Natural Hygiene
By Alec Burton Natural Hygiene not only proposes a radically different practice in the care of the well and the sick, but also offers a philosophy which is consistent with fundamental biological principles, and at variance with the traditional teachings upon which conventional medical theory and practice is based. The theory and practice of Hygiene …
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